County Durham's Families Information Service

Locate is a free online resource providing a wealth of information, services and activities to help you maintain a healthy, happy and independent lifestyle. You can access support and wellbeing services from hundreds of organisations with just a few clicks of a button! Whatever your…

Do you need to buy or hire equipment or daily living aids to help you live at home independently? There is a wide range of equipment and disability aids which can help you get about safely and manage in your home. Before you buy equipment…

03000 265 667

Making Changes Together was set up in County Durham so parents and professionals can work together to improve services for children and young people with additional needs. We gather information from parents at the forum conferences, through focus groups, emails, telephone calls, local support groups and more.…

0191 587 3541

Home Group’s Durham Learning Disabilities Service offer between one to seven hours support per week to parents with a learning disability or difficulty in the East Durham, Durham City, and Derwentside areas. We provide support developing parental and living skills, setting up and maintaining a tenancy, accessing other appropriate services including…

0800 073 1837
07739 303 318

We offer a domiciliary care service (often called home care) to provide you with personal care and other tasks to help you remain as independent as possible in your own home. Our services are available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. We offer…

01740 658899

Our Learning Disabilities Floating Support service provides tenancy support for people living in their own home who have an identified Learning Disability or difficulty. Up to 35 spaces available across County Durham Support for people aged 18 and over. Short term support for up to two years. Areas…

0191 332 4935

We offer home care and day care services including: personal care support for appointments household duties independent living support activities support nightshift cover domestic/shopping palliative care day care day/night sitting service respite cover

01833 640 196

Care Connect, the council’s community alarm/telecare service, is designed to enable vulnerable and/or at-risk residents of County Durham to maintain their independence in their own home. The service which is accredited to the Telecare Services Association (TSA) code of practice offers a monitoring and response…

03000 262 195

There are thousands of unpaid carers in County Durham providing care or support to a relative, neighbour or friend. Most people who are carers don't see themselves as carers, but as husbands, wives, partners, parents, sons, daughters, siblings or friends. If you are an adult…

The Occupational Therapy service carries out functional assessments on individuals with a physical disability to help you to live more independently within your own home. This may include: changing the technique or way you carry out certain tasks to make them easier for you referring…

03000 267 979

County Durham's Families Information Service

Locate

Equipment Advice Service

Making Changes Together

Durham Learning Disabilities Parents Service

Supportive Domiciliary Care

Learning Disabilities Floating Support, Home Group – Care and Support

Middleton Care Limited

Care Connect - Community Alarm Service

Services for Adult Carers

Occupational Therapy - Durham County Council

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